The Portland daily press., 1887-08-25

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MAINE.
A Packet Burned.
Especial to the Pressl
RocKLAND. Aug. 24.-Schooner Brilliant
the packet plying between Port Clyde and
Portland, while lying at Tenants Harbor.
caught fire and the cabin was thoroughly
burned out and mainsail was somewhat
burned. She will require quite extensive re-
pairs before proceeding.
Dependency and Suicide.
RocKLAND, Aug. 24-Charles f. Hewitt.
OF Rockland, was found last night in the
barn OF his brother, Sewall w Hewitt, hang
ing from beam, dead. Dependency caused
by sickness was the cause of his suicide. He
leaves wife and child who are now in
Charlestown.
Postponed Races.
NORWAY, Aug. 24.-The Oxford County
Trotting and Horse Breeders Association
races, at Norway, were today postponed to
Thursday and Friday
A Big Four Master.
BATH, Aug. 24.-This afternoon the New
England Ship Building Company launched
the four masted centre board schooner Lucy
III. Russell, Capt. II. NJ. Randall and Others
of this port and jefferson, owners. Her
length is 1914 feet inches, breadth, SO feet 9
inches, tonnage, 11oS.1O.
Freshet at RockIand.
RocKLAND, August 24.-Rains have swol-
len the brooks and larger streams In this vi
cinity to such an extent that great damage
mas been inflicted. In this city cellars were
overfiowed and stables flooded, so that ami
mails had TO be removed to places of safety.
Inc fresfet set fire to one of A. f. Crockett
d Co.'S lime kilns but the fire was extin-
guished before any damage was done.
Distinguished Guests at the Fair.
BANGOR, Aug. Ex-Governor Bodwell, his
counsel and staff have accepted the invita-
tlon of the officers of the Eastern Maine |
State Fair to be present on the second day |
OF the exhibition, Wednesday, August 31st. |
As this is the day on which Secretaries |
Whitney and Fairchild, and a number of |
other distinguished guests will be present, it |
promises to be a red letter day in the history |
of the fair.
Fire Bug in Bangor.
An attempt was made tonight to burn Dale
q Fogg's large planning and moulding mill by |
setting fire to lot of shingles. The fire was |
subdued without damage by the prompt |
work of the fire department. Officer Allen |
arrested man named freeman on suspicion |
of being the incendiary and locked him up |
for examination.
Democrats in Council.
The Democratic State Committee met to-
night at the Bangor Exchange. The meet
ing was called to order by Chairman Brown |
of the executive committee. G. NJ. Foster of
Sagadahoc county was chosen secretary pro
TEN. Letters were read from ID. r. Hastings
of Oxford chairman, and William Emery
Of York, member of the committee, resign
ing their positions on the State committee
The designations were accepted. Twelve
counties were represented, mostly personal
ly. George f. Clifford of Cornish, and |
Clark S. Edwards of Bethel, were elected to |
fill the vacancies. Hon. S. S. Brown was
unanimously elected chairman, vice Mr.. |
Hastings, and F. W. Knowlton of Greenville,
secretary vice Mr.. Brown, resigned. The |
executive committee was filled by the cleo |
tion Of Kimball Eastman of Cumberland, for |
the first district E. II. Greely, for the Els
worth district ana c. NJ Foster of Rich |
mond, for the second district.
Dancing Out the Strike.
AUGUSTA, Aug. 24.-The strike at the Ed |
wards Company's mill is ended. The strik- |
ing weayers voted today to return to work |
at the old prices tomorrow morning, and the |
mills will be started up with a full crew. |
The weayers tonight are winding up the |
strike with dance and band music.
A Dishonest Knight.
EAsTPoRT. Aug. 24.-Hancock Assembly,
Knights of Labor of Eastport held its an
nual picnic at Red Beach, near Calais, Mon
day afternoon. P. M. Zeigler. a prominent
member, attended. AS the financial secreta-
ry, from the sale of tickets and refresh
ments, he collected between seven and eight
hundred dollars, with which he went to st.
Stephen, N. B. AS he has not iyet returned
and no trace can be had of him, the Knights
are satisfied he has fed. His wife lives here.
The officers at Calais and Portland are after
him.
Burglary at South Berwick.
DOVER, N. H., Aug 24.-Hanson and Fol-
SONS jewelry store at South Berwick was
burglarized this morning, Silverware, cut
lery and fancy articles valued at $3.50 were
stolen.
The First Regiment in Camp.
CARIBOU. Aug. 24.-The First Regiment
of the Northern Maine G. A. R., is in camp
at Caribou, Wednesday. The weather is
fine. -Four hundred veterans are present.
representing eleven posts.
Royal Tempiars.
OLD ORCHARD, Aug. 24.-Today's meet
ings at the Royal Templar's Convention were
held as follows: AT 8 a. M, gospel prayer
service, led by Rev. Charles Munger, fol-
lowed by an address by George NJ. Dewey,